StitchCast Studio is a podcast produced by Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective in Saint Louis, Missouri. It’s a show about the streets, gun violence, and finding solutions to issues that are coming at our youth hard. The voices of youth of color are important to hear at this critical time. StitchCast Studio creates a series of leveled conversations about issues that concern youth related to health, safety and violence. This is the place to come to hear real conversations about what’s on the minds of 16-24 year old St. Louis youth and catch some powerful new ideas for solutions. Programs include original spoken word and music produced by Saint Louis Story Stitchers. StitchCast Studio audio engineers are Blue Beatz and Ntegrity. Sponsored by the City of St. Louis’ Youth at Risk Crime Prevention Grant of 2020, Steward Family Foundation, Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, and Missouri Foundation for Health. To learn more visit storystitchers.org.
Episode XI Season I
Decoding Racism
Youth leaders discuss causes, consequences, and ways to end racism in America. Recorded live in Zoom June 25, 2020.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: Politician
Copyright held by the artist, a member of Stitchers Youth Council. Recording by Saint Louis Story Stitchers.
Episode X, Season I
Seasoning Young Minds
Emeara Burns, Steward Family Foundation Program Director at Story Stitchers and youth leaders discuss the role and importance of mentoring with one of their own mentors—Bobby Norfolk, Master Storyteller and Story Stitchers Artist in Residence. Recorded live in Zoom June 26, 2020.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: Gun in the Hand of a Child
Copyright held by the artist, a member of Stitchers Youth Council. Recording by Saint Louis Story Stitchers.
Episode IX, Season I
Right of Passage
Youth leaders react to the loss of traditional rights of passage including prom, graduation, and birthdays due to Covid-19. Recorded live in Zoom June 30, 2020.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: Do U
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016
Image courtesy of @uva.intl.
WE MATTER
Episode VIII Part II
Youth leaders discuss current events including the pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, looting, the Confederate flag, and the rising hope for societal change for people of color in the second half of this two part discussion.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: Perception Isn’t Always Reality
KP Dennis
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016
Episode VIII Part I
We Matter
Youth leaders discuss current events including the pandemic, police brutality, Black Lives Matter protests, and the rising hope for societal change for people of color in part one of this two part discussion. Recorded live in Zoom June 11, 2020.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: Worthless
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Episode VII
Compounding Issues
A discussion amongst youth in the StitchCast Studio program about compounding issues during the Covid-19 pandemic such as health disparities, mental health, the economy, unemployment, and education facing St. Louis’ economically challenged minority neighborhoods. Recorded live on May 26, 2020 in Zoom in St. Louis, Missouri.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: This Is Why
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Episode VI
The Lift vs The Crunch
In this discussion about the lifting of the quarantine, youth leaders explore fact, fiction, and fears of life in the new reality with their guest, Jamie KP Dennis, director of Save Our Sons at the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and a co-founder of Saint Louis Story Stitchers. Recorded live on May 29, 2020 in Zoom in St. Louis, Missouri.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: To The Prairie by KP Dennis and Ntegrity
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
In this discussion youth leaders explore the cause, effect and healing of trauma with their guest LJ Punch, MD, a Washington University in St. Louis trauma surgeon at Barnes Jewish Hospital. Emeara Burns, Steward Family Foundation Program Director at Saint Louis Story Stitchers and St. Louis youth in the StitchCast Studio program gain an understanding of the phases and steps of recovery to this sometimes distressing and sometimes devastating experience. Recorded live on April 24, 2020 in Zoom in St. Louis, Missouri.
Episode IV centers around how Covid-19 has changed the lives of youth. A discussion about causes, effects and solutions including domestic violence, school, natural hair, and cooking is led by Emeara Burns, Steward Family Foundation Program Director at Saint Louis Story Stitchers and St. Louis youth in the StitchCast Studio program with their guest, Tamala Turner, M.A., Student Assistance Program Coordinator at St. Louis Community College, Forest Park. Recorded live on April 28, 2020 in Zoom in St. Louis, Missouri.
The discussion focuses on the social justice art of the Saint Louis Story Stitchers and gun violence in our communities.
Students in Dr. Sarah Gaby's Sociology Class interview members of the Stitchers Youth Council and Emeara Burns, Steward Family Foundation Program Director at Saint Louis Story Stitchers.
Recorded live at Washington University in St. Louis on March 4, 2020.
